Showing posts with label papal encyclical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label papal encyclical. Show all posts

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Pope Francis — Laudato Si'


ENCYCLICAL LETTER
OF THE HOLY FATHER
FRANCIS
ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME

“The 21st century, while maintaining systems of governance inherited from the past, is witnessing a weakening of the power of nation states, chiefly because the economic and financial sectors, being transnational, tend to prevail over the political.” (p. 128)
ht/ Bill Moyers & Co.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Jason Plautz — Draft of Pope Francis’ Climate Change Encyclical Leaks

Based on a Google translation of the document, here's what you need to know about what the draft says.
1) Global warming is real
2) Fossil fuels are a problem
3) Governments should act on climate change—and do it right
National Journal
Draft of Pope Francis’ Climate Change Encyclical Leaks
Jason Plautz

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Paul B. Farrell — Pope Francis’s new ‘Climate Change Encyclical’ sneak preview

8 talking points GOP Congress, Big Oil, Wall Street don’t want to hear
MarketWatch
Opinion: Pope Francis’s new ‘Climate Change Encyclical’ sneak preview
Paul B. Farrell